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Fakindiy balloons — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalNov 7, 2025
Photo from the official notice: Fakindiy balloons — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Fakindiy balloons — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Fakindiy balloons — chemical risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The balloons release an excessive amount of nitrosamines (measured value 0.185 mg/kg) and nitrosatable substances (8.37 mg/kg), which generate nitrosamines. Nitrosamines may cause cancer through ingestion or dermal exposure. A child could be exposed to them when touching or putting the product in the mouth. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-12.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Other
  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Other

Product description

Pack of 100 latex balloons in various pastel colours. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon (ASIN: B0DRS6XQGT).

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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